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Leeds, AL - The Leeds Greenwave survived a three hour home game to defeat Hale County 17-13 in their opening playoff game and the first game of a double-header. Two pitchers in the rotation for Leeds and three for Hale County played on the mound and Leeds went through their entire batting rotation twice in back-to-back innings. Dylan Shelton opened the pitching for Leeds and Andrew Isbell relieved him in the fifth inning. Contributing to the length of the game: high pitch counts and the fact that Hale County walked nine batters and Leeds walked eight.
Dylan Shelton pitches for Leeds
The visiting team got a two run lead in the top of the first but Leeds bounced back to score three runs and take the lead. After Leeds got two runs in the bottom of the second, Hale County against took the lead 6-5. Leeds responded by scoring four runs to regain the advantage. Hale County trailed from that point on but, though Leeds enjoyed a 15-6 lead at the end of the fourth inning, Hale County was never completely out of the game until the end, scoring seven runs to pull within five, before Leeds was finally able to retire them.
Rie Falletta takes off from second base
The Greenwave had 18 hits, with T.J. Phillips leading the charge. He had five runs, four hits and one RBI on the night, with a 100% on base percentage. Jessie Turner was right behind him with two runs, two hits and one RBI, also reaching base in every inning he batted. Rie Falletta was the RBI king for the night, batting in five runners off of two hits and scoring a run himself. Bradley Chasteen had only one hit in the game but it was a base-clearing double that scored three runs, giving him, along with a walk that scored a run, four RBI's. Dylan Shelton had two hits and two RBI's, Tanner Hunter had two hits, two runs and an RBI and Jabari Rogers scored three runs with one hit.
In the second game of the evening Hale County bounced back with a 6-1 victory, moving this first round playoff series into a third game scheduled for noon Saturday in Leeds.
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